WEDNESDAY FEB. 13

AUTHOR

Book Launch: A River Could Be a Tree by Angela Himsel at UVic Engineering and Computer Sciences Building, Room 108, 5:30 p.m. Free.

FILM

The annual Imax Film Festival at the Imax Victoria in the Royal B.C. Museum featuring six films over five weeks. Daily to Feb. 21, go to imaxvictoria.com for film lineup and details.

MUSIC

Classical Faculty Concert Series Lieder at Lunch at UVic. Room B037, MacLaurin Bldg., B Wing, 12:30 p.m. Free; uvic.ca Folk, Roots, Blues Knackers Yard at the Irish Times Pub, 1200 Government St., 9 p.m.; vicpubco.ca; 250-383-7775. Impulse Response at Bard & Banker, 1022 Government St. 9 p.m.; vicpubco.ca; 250-953-9993.

Live Music at the Market. Every Sunday, Monday and Wednesday, 12-2 p.m. at the Victoria Public Market, 1701 Douglas St. Free. Today with Vinyl Wave. Jazz Hermann’s Jazz Jam featuring The Tom Vickery Trio: at Hermann’s Jazz Club, 753 View St., 8 p.m.; Tickets: $10; hermannsjazz.com Spiral Swing Orchestra, every Wednesday at the Spiral Café, 418 Craigflower Rd., 7:30-9:30 p.m. 250-386-9303.

THEATRE

Bears. See Friday for details. Performances today, 1 and 7:30 p.m.

Preview of Trojan Women at UVic. Phoenix Theatre. Tickets: $8; finearts.uvic.ca

Phillips Comedy Night at The Mint Restaurant, 1414B Douglas St. Every Wednesday, 8 p.m. Tickets: $7 at eventbrite.ca; $10 at the door. Springboard Open Stage, to watch or to play. Every Wednesday at the Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St., 9-11:30 p.m.